bgr_976457 - ILLYRIA - APOLLONIA Drachme
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Type : Drachme
Date: c. 229-100
Mint name / Town : Apollonia, Illyrie
Metal : silver
Diameter : 16,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 3,08 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan court, centré. Jolie représentation du droit. Revers agréable. Patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse description : Vache à gauche, allaitant un veau agenouillé à droite ; une étoile à l’exergue.
Obverse legend : MOSCIW
Reverse
Reverse description : Double carré linéaire à double compartiments ornés et décorés, (jardin d’Alcinoüs) ; grènetis lisibles.
Reverse legend : APOL/ DA/MH/NOS)
Reverse translation : (Apollonia / Damenos).
Historical background
ILLYRIA - APOLLONIA
(3rd - 2nd century BC)
Apollonia was a colony of Corcyra, itself a colony of Corinth. The city first suffered the Corinthian influence. It then fell under the Roman protectorate from 229 BC. From 100 BC, it supplanted Dyrrachium and replaced it. The city was famous for the quality of its higher education. Octavian, a student, was in Apollonia when Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC.
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